We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Intensive Care Specialist looking for an exciting and professionally rewarding opportunity. Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital is seeking a Head of Department for a two-year fixed term appointment. You will lead a dynamic and dedicated team of intensivists providing high quality care in a collegial unit in a thriving regional city with all amenities, regular flights to Sydney and Brisbane, recreational/ cultural opportunities, excellent schools etc. 

Through collaboration, openness, teamwork and respect for each other we are able to provide excellent patient care while maintaining a healthy, positive work environment. It is the positive work culture between all of our health care providers that we see as our greatest strength. Hunter New England Health is dedicated to excellence for every patient, at every time. We define excellence as the planned, disciplined approach to doing the right thing for patients and their families every time.

Essential qualifications

• A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
• Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Evidence of being a scholar, maintains medical professional development and has the ability to assist other staff, including trainees in the acquisition and development of knowledge.
• Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
• Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.
• Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.
• Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
• Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.

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For more information please contact Cheryl Hayes on email Cheryl.Hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au.

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